The House of Representatives on July 17 passed a revised $9 billion rescissions package, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature.
The tally was 216–213, with two Republicans—Reps. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)—voting against the bill.
The passage represents another legislative victory for Trump, following Congress earlier this month passing and the president signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that included, among numerous things, making the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent.
The rescissions package, which the Senate passed early on Thursday morning, includes $9 billion in cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency, part of Republicans’ 2024 promises to reduce federal government spending by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse....